List of Malayalam film actors

This list outlines the names of popular lead film actors, who previously worked or are currently working in the Malayalam film industry, based in Kerala, India. The list is ordered by the year of their debut as a leading actor or the year of their landmark film. Actors who have starred in at least five films as lead are included in the list.

1930s

1940s

Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar

1950s

Prem Nazir

1960s

Raghavan

1970s

Nedumudi Venu

1980s

Mohanlal

Mammootty

Siddique

1990s

Dileep

Kalabhavan Mani

Salim Kumar

2000s

Suraj Venjaramoodu

Jayasurya

Vineeth Sreenivasan

2010s

Dulquer Salmaan

See also

• List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
• Lists of Indian actors
• List of Indian male film actors
• List of Malayalam actresses

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